Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-13
GIRL POLITICIANS.
Bevy OF Pretty CauYassers Work to
Elect Nellie L. Cook-Her Demo.
cratic Friends Stand By Her,
And EElsn A. Clark, the Prohibi ion Can
didate for school Uomnnissioner, is No
where-Repub.i loans Can't stand 1t.
New York World.

ending OF the unique ana lively canvass
Of Miss Nellie L. Cook, the regular Dem
ocratic candidate for school commissioner
In the First or Eastern district OF Wayne
county. There has never been q liveiier
or more energetic canvass in Wayne
county than Miss Cooks, and the Repub-
licans, who have carried Wayne county
year after year by good nsjorities since
1856, have not been so alarmed by the
canvass OF any candidate in over twenty
years.
There are few young women who have
go many elements of the popular candl
GATE for political cffice as Nellie Cook.
All WHO have watched her canvass or st
tended her political meetings sgree that
she has made phenomena success. She
is only twenty one years old, is tall and
very graceful. She would be chosen
from out of large crowd as really
handsome and finely formed young
woman. Several Of her friends, who
knew Mis-. President Cleveland intimate
~ at Wells College, sBy Miss Cook very
much resembles the first lady q the
land in figure, complexion and the
characteristic animated expression. She
nss remarkable tacG and Is vely 2lly.
The representative Of the World himself
knows that at least $50 old-fashioned
Democrats who utterly refuse to vote for
any Wonsn for Office who were won over
to Miss Cooks supportby her calls On
them or by hearing her political speeches
or by her own enthusiasm. In every
town there have been undeniable reports
of dozens Of Republicans who were open
in support OF the young candidate.
Miss Ellen A. Clark of Mscedon, who is
older than Miss Cock, has conducted her
canvass differently. She ls resident Of
the Second Wayne district and was nom
mated by the ProhibitloniSts. She made
no canvass until two weeks ago, when
the leading Prohibitionists heard OF the
great success Miss Cook Was having In
politics and urged her to enter upon
canvass similar TO Miss Cooks. She
Immediately wrote out political
speech, had public halls hired in the
towns throughout her district and
started out to make campaign speeches.
She would have no brass bands play at
her meetings as Miss Cock did; she
utterly refused 10 be drawn to her public
meetings in an open carriage drawn by
four white horses as wealthy Deacon
Pufdy, prominent Pfohibitionigt, asked
her to accept Of on his account, and she
also declined to visit any farmers and By
smiles and conversation about crops and
horses and cattle win their votes. The
result was that she was not feared IS sn
aggressive candidate by any locsl
politicians.
MISS COOKS LAST SPEECH.
Last evening Miss Cook made her clos
ing stump speech Of the campaign at
South Butler, and it was the largest and
most enthusiastic meeting of any during
the past two weeks. Over 1000 people
attended. She wss drawn to the hall in
an open carriage by the Young Mems
Democratic Club, preceded by Hebo=T0's
brass band and torch bearers. During
her speech she was frequently cheersd TO
tie echo. At midnight she left South
Butler N carriage and went immediate
ly hoRe.
When the Wolcott polls opened this
morning she was promptly On hand, es-
corted by her brother. N0thwithstand-
ing her arduou5 labors, she appeared as
fresh and handsome as ever and
gave no signs of weerincss.
little later she was joined by sew
eral young women friends and dough
tiers Of local Democrats, who had agreed
to help Nellie at the polls in her native
village. A: $50 O'Clock the last effort
of the canvass began. Each young woman
wore G small hand-bsg st her side, anG
with few instructions from local Denc-
Gratis concerning the keeping Of their
punches of tickets intact from the hands
OF the wetchiul and tricky Republicans,
the young women began personal plead
ing for votes Until noon the young
women had it pretty much their own way
at the Wolcott polls. Every voter, young
and old, was interviewed by at least one
of the young women. When so
obdurste Republican was founo,
sll the young ladies gathered about
him, and in nine cases out Of ten
their pleas in Nellie's behalf were effect
i've. In some instances old, gray-hslred
Republicans who were never known TO
split Gheir tickets under any considerG-
ton, succumbed to the persistent en-
treaties of Miss Cook and her party.
n one of the Republican workers aoout
the polls dared SO much as to enter q
counter entresty in the face OF the young
women. Two CT three times the more
audecious Republican poll-workers ven
tured, in the interest Of their candidate
for school commissioner, into the beVy
Of young women while they were plead
ing with some very obdurate cases, but
the intruders we're efectualiy and
promptly repulsed, go that it was not at
tempted again.
KISSES NOT EXCHANGED.
During the day C1e or two drunken
men shocked the young women By openly
asking for little money as an induce
ment to vote for Miss Cook, and were at
once let alone, SIS were also those who
suggested kiss in exchange for a bsllot.
There were several suggestions from
other voters that their whistles be wet
and that they emile on 1t, but the hints
fell upon dead ears, so far as Miss COOK
and her party were concerned.
In the afternoon six or seven CT tRe
holder and more callous Republican poll
workers came to the scene, and from that
time until shutdown it was nip-snd-tuck
between the Republican workers and the
Young women. At the Wolcott polls
every man who appeared before the bal-
lot-bCxes was approached On one SIDE
by young woman and on the other oy
q Republican. Every Democrat voted
for Miss Cook, and ct lesst four out OF
every ten Republicans did likewise. Cen
orally it was good natured contest, but
once or twice there were few angry
words. At South Butler the young women
friends Of Miss Cook had lunch table
spread in the hall adjoining the polls, and
thus by influencing both the reason ana
the stomachs of the men, they persuaded
a large number TO vote for Miss Cook. At
Q o'clock Richards band, which hsd been
previously hired for the occasion by the